Rome Laboratory/PK, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY 13441-4514

Z -- INSTALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING AT ROME LABORATORY SOL F30602-97-Q0378 DUE 041497 POC Alan Jones, Contract Specialist, Written Requests Only, FAX 315-330-2555 17. DESCRIPTION: Furnish all labor, parts, fasteners, tools, transportation and supervision necessary to Install Exterior Lighting, various locations, at Rome Laboratory, Rome NY, in accordance with the technical specifications and drawings. The solicitation Number F30602-97-Q-0378 will be issued on or about 13 Mar 97. Award will be made on or about 14 Apr 97. All responsible small business sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, E.J. Rena, Phone 315/330-7518. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman forthis acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division at phone 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposal or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have not been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. This procurement shall be awarded under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) through use of a written request for quotation. See Numbered Note 1. (0058)

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